Game 162: Red Sox at Yankees

October 3rd, 2012, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

TV:  YES Network Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: Cloudy, 70 Degrees, Wind: SE at 7 MPH

The Yankees and Red Sox will conclude their three game set today in the final game of the regular season.

Here are the lineups:

Red Sox (69-92)
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Daniel Nava, LF
Cody Ross, RF
James Loney, 1B
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C
Ryan Lavarnway, DH
Pedro Ciriaco, 3B
Jose Iglesias, SS

Pitching:
Daisuke Matsuzaka RHP (1-6, 7.68 ERA this season)
(Daisuke Matsuzaka against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (94-67)
Derek Jeter, SS
Ichiro Suzuki, LF
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Nick Swisher, RF
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Curtis Granderson, CF
Raul Ibanez, DH
Russell Martin, C

Pitching: Hiroki Kuroda RHP (15-11, 3.34 ERA this season)
(Hiroki Kuroda against the Red Sox: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

Ibanez, Yankees Walk-Off Against Red Sox

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Red Sox	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	8	1
Yankees	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	4	16	0

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David Phelps pitches against the Red Sox on Tuesday. (The Associated Press)

Raul Ibanez came through tonight for the Yankees as he belted a two-run shot in the ninth inning, then won the game in the twelfth inning on a single to left field. The Yankees kept sole possession of first place with their victory tonight.

David Phelps started for the Yankees and he was solid. Phelps allowed 2 runs on 3 hits in 5 1/3 innings of work. He struck out 4, but walked 2. Phelps had a shaky first inning as he allowed two runs to begin the night. He would settle down to give the Yankees a chance to win.

Raul Ibanez was called on to pinch hit in the ninth inning with Curtis Granderson on first base in a 3-1 ballgame. Ibanez came through with a big two-run shot to right field to tie the game. Raul would then come up in the twelfth inning and he would single through the left side to score Francisco Cervelli and win the game.

Eduardo Nunez drove in their first run tonight with a RBI infield single in the second inning.

Although the Yankees won the game, their offense struggled tonight. As a team, they were 4-for-11 with runners in scoring position and they left a total of 14 runners on base.

The Yankee bullpen was solid tonight as they shut the door in extra innings. Derek Lowe pitched 2 innings of 2 hit ball. He struck out 1 and walked 1, but did not allow a run. Lowe picked up his 9th win of the season tonight.

The Yankees and Red Sox will conclude their three game set tomorrow.

Game 161: Red Sox at Yankees

October 2nd, 2012, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

TV:  YES Network Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: Cloudy With Rain, 66 Degrees, Wind: SE at 6 MPH

The Yankees and Red Sox will continue their three game set tonight. The Yankees currently lead the American League East by 1 game over the Baltimore Orioles.

Click Here for the probable pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Red Sox (69-91)
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Daniel Nava, LF
Cody Ross, RF
James Loney, 1B
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C
Ryan Lavarnway, DH
Pedro Ciriaco, 3B
Jose Iglesias, SS

Pitching: Jon Lester LHP (9-14, 4.94 ERA this season)
(Jon Lester against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (93-67)
Derek Jeter, SS
Nick Swisher, RF
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Russell Martin, C
Curtis Granderson, CF
Eduardo Nunez, DH
Ichiro Suzuki, LF

Pitching: David Phelps RHP (4-4, 3.34 ERA this season)
(David Phelps against the Red Sox: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

Yanks' Offense Explodes Against Red Sox

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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C.C. Sabathia pitches against the Red Sox on Monday. (Getty Images)

The Yankees were able to regain sole possession of first place in the American League East on Monday with their 10-2 win over the Red Sox. C.C. Sabathia was able to pick up his 15th win of the season.

Sabathia allowed 2 runs on 4 hits in 8 innings of work. He struck out 7 and walked only 1 batter. Sabathia threw 103 pitches, in which 69 of them were for strikes. Sabathia located all of his pitches well tonight and his change-up was solid tonight. The Yankees could have lifted Sabathia early in the game due to their huge lead, but they elected to stay with him through eight innings.

The Yankees lived up to their name in the second inning when they belted four home runs, which was the first time they had accomplished that feat.

Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson, Russell Martin, and Mark Teixeira all hit home runs in their nine run second inning.

Alex Rodriguez snapped his RBI drought tonight when he hit a sacrifice fly to left field to score Eric Chavez in the fourth inning. Rodriguez went 50 at-bats without collecting a RBI.

Melky Mesa collected his first big league hit tonight in the eighth inning when he hit a RBI single to left field to score Eduardo Nunez. Mesa has made his name known around here when he missed third base in their 14 inning affair with the Oakland Athletics on September 22nd.

The Yankee bullpen was able to get some rest tonight as Freddy Garcia was the only man used.

The Yankees and Red Sox will continue their three game set tomorrow night.

Game 160: Red Sox at Yankees

October 1st, 2012, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

TV:  YES Network Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: Clear, 69 Degrees, Wind: WSW at 7 MPH

The Yankees will welcome the Red Sox to Yankee Stadium on Monday for a three game set which will conclude the regular season. 

Click Here for the probable pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Red Sox (69-90)
Pedro Ciriaco, 2B
Daniel Nava, LF
Cody Ross, RF
Mauro Gomez, 1B
Ryan Lavarnway, DH
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C
Danny Valencia, 3B
Che-Hsuan Lin, CF
Jose Iglesias, SS

Pitching: Clay Buchholz RHP (11-7, 4.22 ERA this season)
(Clay Buchholz against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (92-67)
Derek Jeter, SS
Ichiro Suzuki, LF
Alex Rodriguez, DH
Robinson Cano, 2B
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Nick Swisher, RF
Curtis Granderson, CF
Russell Martin, C
Eric Chavez, 3B

Pitching: C.C. Sabathia LHP (14-6, 3.42 ERA this season)
(C.C. Sabathia against the Red Sox: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!